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    Exam 4: Human Digestion, Absorption, and Transport
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    A Primary Function of the Digestive System Is the ______
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A Primary Function of the Digestive System Is the ______

Question 18

Question 18

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A primary function of the digestive system is the ______.


A) transmission of nervous impulses
B) breakdown of food into nutrients
C) destruction of toxic metabolic by-products
D) production of red blood cells

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